RiminiWellness 2026 will bring world leaders and experts to Italy to guide the trajectories of well-being

The decision-making epicentre of global wellbeing: this is the trajectory of the 20^th edition of RiminiWellness, Italian Exhibition Group’s (IEG) fitness, wellness, sport and healthy eating event, which further strengthens its positioning as a strategic platform for international business. The event, scheduled to take place from 28^th to 31^st May at Rimini Expo Centre and on the Riviera, will transform the exhibition facility into an ecosystem where institutions, large club chains and technological innovators will define the industry’s global trajectories, where the rules of tomorrow's market are written through direct debate between the world's top stakeholders.

The World Industry Leaders in Rimini: World Active and Global Leaders

The event’s international prestige will be confirmed by the first Italian edition of the World Active Summit, scheduled for Friday 29^th May. World Active will be coming to RiminiWellness for its third General Assembly and to elect its new Board of Directors, a decisive moment in which to define the federation's leadership and strategies for the coming years, thus strengthening the role of physical activity as a cornerstone of public health, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO). It will be joined by the Global Fitness Leaders Meeting on Saturday 30^th May, a summit co-organised by REPs Polska and Poland Active.

With the aim of building an ethical and globally connected fitness industry, leaders from over 20 countries will be participating in the meeting, including Amy Boone Thompson and Graham Melstrand (USA), Richard Beddie (New Zealand), Monica Marques (Brazil), Samir Kapoor (India), Catherine Hanson (UAE), Spencer Moore (UK) and Mohamed Mahmoud (Egitto). The network will also be represented by delegates from Oman (Fatemah Raeisi, Julie Willetts), the Czech Republic (Jana Havrdová, Klára Benešová), Poland (Edyta Bartejczuk-Wolak), Italy (Luca Dutto), Ukraine (Marina Toropova, Vadim Gumenuk), Malta (Mahdi Jafargholizadeh) and the Netherlands (Emiel Van Triest).

Rex Roundtable

The programme also includes the REX Roundtables, moderated by Fausto Di Giulio. The REX World Fitness Panel will bring to Rimini the international visions of Aleksander Wilewski (Poland), Fahad Alhagbani (Armah Sports Company, Saudi Arabia), and Barry Walsh (Iconic Health Clubs, Ireland). At the same time, a specific focus will be placed on developing the domestic market through the contributions of Matteo Morandini (Passion Fitness Roma), Andrea Bacci (Golden Sporting Calenzano), and Massimo Iermani and Pasquale Balbi (Catena Pump), who will share three different business models for addressing the challenges of the Italian fitness industry.

Science and performance: Isokinetic Sports Medicine partner

The Health sector of RiminiWellness 2026 is strengthened through a partnership with Isokinetic, an international medical group and FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence and Sports Medicine Partner. Specialising in the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of orthopaedic and sports injuries, Isokinetic stands out for a specific clinical approach that adheres to rigorous biological and biomechanical criteria in its daily pursuit of excellence for the patient. At RiminiWellness an elite multidisciplinary team including sports doctors, physiatrists, physiotherapists, chiropractors and nutritionists will be on hand to share specialised clinical activities and personalised approaches that integrate FIFA sports medicine at the heart of the wellness industry.

The group will be in attendance with technical-scientific and brand vision contents, led by scientific director Francesco della Villa: “The Isokinetic Medical Group is delighted to be Sports Medicine partner at the next edition of RiminiWellness”, he declared, underlining how the two entities share the same strategic objective: to improve the quality of life through exercise and the promotion of an active life.